The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-20
The SHERIFF CALLED In.
CHAIRMAN SLAUGHTER MADE
WEARY BY 'SQUIRES.
Accounts and Petitions Granted
Election Judges-Adjburned
Until Monday.


quorum before IL O'Clock YESTERDAY
morning. Chairman Slaughter ap
pealed to the members to earn theil
$50 per day by holding down seat
and taking part in the proceedings
and Justice A. @. Wellborn moved
that sny member leaving the room
without permission Of the chairman b.
fined IS. Adopted.
Chairman Slaughter arose ard said
he regretted that two hours had beer
frittered away this morning, " hich wa,
virtually loss to the county Of $50
and he hoped that u members would
henceiorth be more prompt In attend.
ance upon the deliberations Of the
court.
Gen. NJ. T. Williamson submitted
proposition 10 furnish the county
with 100 OF his new maps at q cost OF
1900, which was referred to Justices
Winters, Holman and Blackwell.
Chairman Slaughter said be had
been approached by two syndicstes OF
capitslists looking TO the purchase Of
the potter's field.
Justice Tom Holman introduced a
resolution suthoripg the appointn ent
OF committee 10 receive all bids for
the purchase Of the courthouse, and
the resolution was amended TO include
bids for the pottef's field. The com.
mittee appointed consists OF Meesrs.
Holman, Strickland, Smith, Coleman
and Powell
Justice Winters moved that Messrs.
ID. I. Porter, John 0verton, IT,, and 8.
II. Durscomb be added to the com.
mittee.
Justice POWELL object. The mem.
bers q this court are abe 10 attend 10
the business Of this court without the
interference OF outsiders.
Justice Wintefs-I think the gen.
tlemen | have named, who are large
taxpayers, should be added 10 the
committee. Their counsel can do no
harm.
Justice Powell-Every time a com.
mittee Is appointed by this court JOS.
hce Winters wants 10 have DR.. Porter,
John Overlon, w., and Others added
TO H. IL IL an ackno wledgm snt ,ha.
the members u this court are unable
TO attend to the legitimate business Of
this court, hence / oppose IL.
Justice Winter motion was tabled
almost unanimously.
h. n. Pearson was ordered 10 be
paid f2l69 ~ for work done In build.
ing a levee on the Hindman ferry
road.
The .sccount OF Lev s Grant Of
sll26 Tor repairs on the county fail
was referred 70 the fall COMMITTEES.
Tie bill OF Du6y's Hotel for 8. so Tor
boarding and lodging the Jurors of the
Criminal Court for the September
term was referred 10 the clerk Of the
Criminal Court, with the chairman
and county attorney added.
The bill Of County Court Clerk
ouigley for tt50 for making out the
tAI books for 1887 was next presented.
Justice Winters opposed the pay.
ment OF this amount. He thought
500 Was sufiiclen, pay for tho work
done, aud backed up his minority re-
port with q lengthy speech, adyocat.
ing rstrenchment 10 managing county
Affairs.
County Attorney Jordan said he hal
examined the work In conjunction
with two members OF the committee,
Meeers Barry and Gross, and found il
well done. The increase In valuation
OF taxable property was over "a co.,.
600, aud County Court Clerk Quipley
had done moro work than any OF his
predecessors, all Of whom had been
paid larger amounts.
al rs 10 3.
The amended report Of the commit.
re 10 select judges for the September
ection va. then fled and adopted.
a number OF changes we're made and
iJlloslng 10 the corrected list:
WARDS. IRA
First watd-T. NJ. McKeon, Walter
Lawleee and John Shea.
Second Wnd-Capt. Adams, Pat
Flanaghan and w. NJ. Smith,
Third Waldo. w. Metcali, A.
Slayer and John J. Barry.
Fourth wsrd-A. W. Newsom. ].
Ounce and T. b. Rowden.
Filth Wsrd-yohn League, w, h.
Reddick snd A. Brown.
Sixth WMd-Pat Culligan, N. W.
bperrs end >. A. Poole.
Seventh Ward Ben Bingham, Fed
Savage (c) and Matt Smith.
Eighth Ward-R bert Galloway,
Thomas q yns and Ben seelig.
Ninth Wsrd-Jamts Duty, NJ. Oros.
hen and W. wendler
Tenth Wsrd-fnpk Davis, NJ.
O'Neil and John johnson.
DhTEICTs.
fifst Distric.- Nathap Stewart, N,
:. Caruthers and Hauy Hill.
Second Disifict-Hugh Walsh, Geo.
Evans aud Spencer Armour.
Third Dttic,-G. NJ. wynue, Il. NJ.
Bateman and L. O Oakley.
Fourth Dls,iict-M Watts, b, y.
Adams and y williams.
Filth Disttict-H. II. Ayary. n. n.
Cnllen ard William Cunningham.
sixth Ds'ricl- Raleigh-T. A. Tay.
lor, John Morgan and w. II. Hodge.
A, the Point-J. Deviney, II. b. Prics
and \. J.. Fsrrell.
seventh Dls,rlct-J. NJ. Davis, John
Diekey and W. o Edwards
Eighth Disrlct-Brunswioh, ID. a.
X ttenhanf, T. NJ. Stewart and Ell
Hill, colored. Arlingtoa. John Zsll.
ner, ;. Bsene aud A. T. Cole. Log
UGion, J. NJ. Crew., n. p. Bragg and
Polk Ihomm.
Ninth District Baskerville, FelIr
kiIt, J. w Allen and Dr. Mckinney,
Tenth Ds,riot-Collerville, n. 81
Morris, NJ. Maflay and J. j. Powell
Forest Hll-R J. CASH, w. Carl.
wright and II $. Bedford.
Eleventh D.ttile,-G. W. Jackson.
J. N. Thompson aud A. J. Wright
Twelfth Dstrict-Oakville, "a. NJ
DJugas, Ben Low aud George h
Holmes. Masons Hall, W, n Van
Hook, q. y, f,nov and Ned Adams
rhifteenth Dsiriot-w. L. Muses.
speunsr Davis and J. NJ. Hill.
Fourteenth u sirtt-Harfy Hin.
A. Il Graves and Pal honag6an.
fifteenth Disthct-Ben Powell,
Dennis Ssxion and J. \. Rawlings,
gtxteaath Dlstficf- II nhatt ct